CA970681A - Miscible flood process for oil recovery using a lean gas - Google Patents

Miscible flood process for oil recovery using a lean gas

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CA970681A
CA970681A CA166,666A CA166666A CA970681A CA 970681 A CA970681 A CA 970681A CA 166666 A CA166666 A CA 166666A CA 970681 A CA970681 A CA 970681A
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oil recovery
lean gas
flood process
miscible flood
miscible
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David B. Burnett
Robert B. Alston
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Texaco Development Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons

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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA166,666A 1972-06-23 1973-03-21 Miscible flood process for oil recovery using a lean gas Expired CA970681A (en)

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US00265946A US3841403A (en) 1972-06-23 1972-06-23 Miscible flood process for oil recovery using a lean gas

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Families Citing this family (4)

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US4136738A (en) * 1977-08-24 1979-01-30 Texaco, Inc. Enhanced recovery of oil from a dipping subterranean oil-bearing reservoir using light hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide
US4249607A (en) * 1979-05-17 1981-02-10 Texaco Inc. Miscible displacement oil recovery method
US4299286A (en) * 1980-05-21 1981-11-10 Texaco Inc. Enhanced oil recovery employing blend of carbon dioxide, inert gas _and intermediate hydrocarbons
US5232049A (en) * 1992-03-27 1993-08-03 Marathon Oil Company Sequentially flooding a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing formation with a repeating cycle of immiscible displacement gases

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US2609051A (en) * 1950-04-27 1952-09-02 Atlantic Refining Co Method for recovery of oil from wells
US2623596A (en) * 1950-05-16 1952-12-30 Atlantic Refining Co Method for producing oil by means of carbon dioxide
US2880801A (en) * 1956-10-03 1959-04-07 Jersey Prod Res Co Method of increasing recovery of oil
US3065790A (en) * 1957-11-22 1962-11-27 Pure Oil Co Oil recovery process
US3084744A (en) * 1959-09-18 1963-04-09 Continental Oil Co Miscible flooding method of secondary recovery
US3157230A (en) * 1960-12-16 1964-11-17 Socony Mobil Oil Co Inc Method of recovering oil from an oil-bearing reservoir
US3223157A (en) * 1963-04-09 1965-12-14 Exxon Production Research Co Oil recovery process

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